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Editorial
The Pioneer
Saturday, July 24, 2010
There's more to films than flesh and gore
Bombarded by a dose of violence and sex in films like Gulaal, Dev D,
Rajneeti, Kaminey and Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, to name just a few, Hindi
film buffs must be yearning for the innocence of a Hrishikesh
Mukherjee or a Basu Chatterjee movie. Of course, since our movies
mirror to a great extent our social milieu, the 'hard-hitting' films
cannot be wished away, and in a way they do serve a purpose -- that
of arousing revulsion to distasteful realities. But it would be naive
to assume that such projections can actually change the ground
situation, not least because evil is sufficiently glamourised for the
vulnerable to be drawn towards it. In any case, their presence does
not prevent other forms of cinema from flourishing. Recall how Gol
Maal starring Amol Palekar, Chupke Chupke featuring Dharmendra and
Amitabh Bachchan and Khubsoorat starring Rekha went on to become hits
when action films ruled the roast. And, when Big B was at the peak of
his action era, he acted in the soft movie Kabhi Kabhi, crooning away
Mukesh numbers and sweeping the audience off its feet. So,
connoisseurs of films that portray neither violence nor sex need not
lose heart. Even today, in the midst of all the gore, we have had an
Atithi Tum Kab Jaogey, not to mention 3 Idiots and 3 My Name is Khan.
And, a film like Ishqiya, despite a dose of sex and violence, is
really a nice film with a likeable villain. All of them have done
well at the box office. Quality light hearted films have always
struck a positive chord with the viewer, though there was a period
when cheap slapstick comedy promoted by the Govinda-Karishma Kapoor
pair was billed as entertainment. Of course, light-hearted films are
not merely about clean fun. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron was brilliantly
satirical, exposing the public-private nexus of the corrupt, while
Choti Se Baat presented the painful dilemma of a middle class youth
struggling with his class diffidence. These are just a few of the
several films released in the 1970s and 1980s that went on to
redefine Hindi films.
Should not clean movies also translate into innocent love, the kind
you saw in Noorie and Ek Dooje Ke Liye? Can GenNext relate to the
sacrifices the protagonists made in such films? Perhaps not. After
her son's death, the heroine in 3 My Name is Khan has no hesitation
in separating from her husband whom she wrongly holds responsible for
the incident. Had the film been made three decades ago, the two would
have bonded even more strongly in the face of the tragedy. Again, in
Dev D, neither the protagonist nor his lover shows the courage to
counter opposition; both lead separate, wasted lives. One Mr Rocket
Singh showed conviction in building a business ethically and
honestly, fighting tremendous odds, and he failed miserably at the
box office.
Comments:
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Indian Films
By Vaidehi on 7/24/2010 3:27:50 PM
Composers like Madan Mohan,G.Ramanathan, K.V.Mahadevan, MS
Viswanathan & Ramamurthy, V Kumar, Sudarshanam, Lakshmikant Pyarelal,
Kalyanji Anandji, Hemanta Mukherjee,O.P.Nayyars, Khayyams, S.D & R.D.
Burmans were REal achievers . I don't join the illinformed
cheerleaders who apotheosize Ilayarajas & AR Rehmans. As though the
latter two alone brought dignity & noticeability to Indian Film
Music. MS Subbalakshmi's movie Meera 's songs are far far far more
indelibly divine & soulstirring
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Indian movies
By Vaidehi on 7/24/2010 3:00:49 PM
What is special about the much hyped Rajneethi ? Don't we all know
the rot in our system ? What does the viewer or filmmaker achieve by
highlighting it repeatedly so what if it has Naseeruddin Shah ?? Why
can't we come out with a movie that truly inspires one to eschew
evil. Ved Vyas Himself was thoroughly depressed after MahaBharatham.
When He is exhorted by Shri Narada Muni to record Shrimad
Bhagavatham.
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Good Indian Movies
By Vaidehi on 7/24/2010 2:53:07 PM
Yes, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron is one of my favourites. Sai Paranjpye gave
us the unforgettable Katha, Sparsh, Chashme Baddoor. Satyajit Ray's
Nayak, Gulzar's Mausam, Koshish, Angoor to add a few. Rajesh Khanna
wooing pretty Leena Chandavarkar in Mehboob ki Mehendi is so adorable
than today's maniratnams & contrived tawdry romances between
Aishwaryas & x y z.
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